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Definition of: wither
(with′ər) v.i.
1. To become limp or dry, as a plant when cut down or deprived of moisture.
2. To waste, as flesh.
3. To droop or languish.
—v.t.
4. To cause to become limp or dry.
5. To abash, as by a scornful glance. [Appar. var. of WEATHER, v.] Synonyms: blast, blight, collapse, droop, shrink, shrivel. See DIE1. Antonyms: bloom, develop, expand, flourish, freshen, grow, luxuriate, swell.
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